Rep. Don Beyer, a U.S. Congressman representing Virginia’s 8th district since 2015, posted a series of tweets on April 2, 2026, criticizing former President Donald Trump’s recent appointments and economic policies.
In his first tweet at 18:17 UTC, Beyer commented on changes at the Department of Justice: “The DOJ is not a personal law firm, yet Donald Trump has installed another one of his former personal defense lawyers to lead the DOJ. Blanche oversaw the illegal firings of career civil servants for no reason other than their ties to investigations of Trump and traveled the https://t.co/Op7NQfaEmn”.
Later that evening at 20:22 UTC, Beyer addressed the impact of tariffs introduced under Trump’s administration: “A year later, Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs have delivered exactly what many of us warned it would: Americans are paying more for everyday goods, businesses are failing, and we’re facing a frozen job market. Americans were promised a boom, but it’s been a total bust. https://t.co/wpFYrlSP6D”.
He continued his critique in another post at 20:29 UTC by stating: “Trump also assured us that the tariffs would lead to an economic boom. Unsurprisingly, this did not happen either. Over the last 12 months, U.S. tariff policy changed more than 50 times, with rates going up and down depending on the President’s mood and his endlessly shifting”.
Beyer was born in Trieste in 1950 and currently resides in Alexandria. He graduated from Williams College in 1972 with a BA degree.
